§ Mr. Charles KennedyTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to his answer of 19 January,Official Report, column 232, how many Caledonian MacBrayne ferry routes are unprofitable; and if he will make a statement.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 9 February 1993]: My right hon. Friend does not consider it desirable to indicate which Caledonian MacBrayne's routes are profitable or unprofitable or to require the company to make public commercially sensitive information about operating surpluses and deficits incurred on individual routes.